Legal Opinion
Hart v. MCI Concord Superintendent
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 15, 2014No. Civil Action No. 12-11217-FDSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by a person in state custody. Petitioner Michael Hart was convicted of one count of *190first-degree murder and two counts of assault in Massachusetts Superior Court on April 2, 2007. He was sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment on the murder conviction, and concurrent terms of nine to ten years’ imprisonment on the assault convictions. He now seeks habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
For the reasons set forth below, the Court will…
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